As the number 1 is considered a special case and not a prime, there cannot be three consecutive numbers that are prime.
Any three consecutive numbers must include at least one even number. With the exception of the number 2, no even numbers are prime.
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Because the definition of twin primes is: two prime numbers with a difference of 2. 3 and 5 are both prime numbers, and their difference is 5 - 3 = 2 → they are twin primes.
twin primes are 2 prime numbers with a difference of 2 the prime numbers 5 and 3 are twin primes because 5 minus 3 equals 2 so 109 and 111 are not twin primes
Since there are infinitely many primes, there are infinitely many numbers that are products of 3 primes.
2 and 3 are the only consecutive numbers that are prime.
Yes. The only time this occurs is right at the start of the list of primes: 2, 3.